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Places › England › Eastern › Central Bedfordshire Getting here
52.02142, -0.43931
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 89m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 89m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sand Spurrey, Common Spotted-orchid, Mistletoe +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sand Spurrey, Common Spotted-orchid, Mistletoe +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Strawberry Clover, Greater Chickweed +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
John Bunyan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Greensand Ridge Walk Walking route 64 km ▾
Named route Length 64 km Regional walking route
Show on map Katherine’s Walk Walking route 13.6 km ▾
Named route Length 13.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Marston Vale Timberland Trail Walking route 21 km ▾
A 13 mile / 21 km circular walk around the Forest of Marston Vale - https://www.marstonvale.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=8eb96757-1ae3-4db0-a66f-830ab1081402
Named route Length 21 km Local walking route
Show on map Flit Valley Walk Walking route 12 km ▾
Named route Length 12 km Local walking route
Show on map Flit Valley Walk public footpath · 201 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 201 m Path type: footway
Show on map Flit Valley Walk public footpath · 741 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 741 m Path type: footway
Show on map Flit Valley Walk public footpath · 693 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 693 m Path type: footway
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Greensand Cycleway Cycling route 59 km ▾
Named route Length 59 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway (road alternative) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
20,662 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,662 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Chaffinch · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Great Tit +48
Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rook Corvus frugilegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Siskin Spinus spinus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Whitethroat Curruca communis Swift Apus apus Skylark Alauda arvensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Birch Shieldbug +21
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 🌿 Plants 6 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Sand Spurrey · Mistletoe · Prickly Sow-thistle · Musk Stork's-bill · Himalayan Balsam +1
Sand Spurrey Spergularia rubra Mistletoe Viscum album Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,662 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Chaffinch · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Great Tit +48
Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rook Corvus frugilegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Siskin Spinus spinus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Whitethroat Curruca communis Swift Apus apus Skylark Alauda arvensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Birch Shieldbug +21
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 🌿 Plants 6 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Sand Spurrey · Mistletoe · Prickly Sow-thistle · Musk Stork's-bill · Himalayan Balsam +1
Sand Spurrey Spergularia rubra Mistletoe Viscum album Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Anthocoris sarothamni Anthocoris sarothamni
Anthocoris sarothamni Anthocoris sarothamni
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Arytaina genistae Arytaina genistae
Arytaina genistae Arytaina genistae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis
Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Ampedus pomorum Ampedus pomorum2025
Ampedus pomorum Ampedus pomorum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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